MERRILLVILLE – Schepel Cadillac will host an after-hours business networking event to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27. The event will feature live music and the Illiana Hummer Club will provide rides on the Hummer off-road course. A Harley-Davidson simulator provided by Calumet Harley will […]
MICHIGAN CITY – Save the Dunes will mark its 60th anniversary with its annual Jammin’ for the Dunes festival Saturday, Sept. 8 from 4-10 p.m. at Washington Park’s Jaycee Stage in Michigan City. Local bands include Tommy Thompson Band, Ron Buffington, Smokin’ Suits, the All Good Things Band and Flyin’ Circus. Craft beers will be
LAPORTE – The Northern Indiana Regional Leadership Conference will be Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Best Western Hotel in LaPorte. The conference is sponsored by the ILA, Leadership LaPorte County, Leadership South Bend/Mishawaka and Leadership Northwest Indiana. Discussion tops include innovation skills, community leadership, inspiration and roundtable discussions of issues specific to area communities. Registration
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LUXEMBOURG – ArcelorMittal has reported a second quarter net income of $959 million, a 37 percent decline from $1.535 million last year. The company said market conditions for steel have been difficult in the past 12 months. ArcelorMittal operates mills in East Chicago, Burns Harbor, Gary and New Carlisle in Northwest Indiana.
NORTH JUDSON – Chester Inc. has announced it is moving its Agricultural Systems Division to North Judson. The company worked with Starke County Economic Development Foundation to complete the move. The division provides center-pivot irrigation system along with other agricultural service. It services 1,500 irrigation systems and about 1,500 grain dryers and drying bins. The
VALPARAISO – Spero W. Valavanis, president of Design Organization Inc., has received the Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning Alumni Society 2012 Award of Outstanding Achievement. He was selected by alumni for dedication to advancing the profession, quality of work and commitment to improve the communities in which he has worked. Design Organization
LAPORTE – Shannon Hannon has been named administrative director at Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital. She will oversee cardiology services for the hospital. Previously, Hannon was business development associate for three years and before that spent five years as a case management coordinator at a psychiatric center in South Bend. She received her MBA from
MERRILLVILLE – I-Denti-Fied Inc. of Merrillville, which provided specialized health care identification systems in which individual health records are available on a bar code, is providing that service to three U.S. Olympic teams. Members of the U.S. gymnastics, diving and synchronized swimming teams will have use of the specialized system. President Steve Wise said his
MERRILLVILLE – Centier Bank has announced mid-year earnings of $11.1 million for the first six months of the year, compared to $5.5 million last year. The bank reported significant improvement in loan delinquencies and reduced loan losses are expected to continue through 2012. Centier also announced it will expand its mortgage services in Lafayette and
